EP3125409A1 - Extrudiertes gehäuse für einen elektrischen motor - Google Patents

Extrudiertes gehäuse für einen elektrischen motor Download PDF

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EP3125409A1
EP3125409A1 EP15178844.5A EP15178844A EP3125409A1 EP 3125409 A1 EP3125409 A1 EP 3125409A1 EP 15178844 A EP15178844 A EP 15178844A EP 3125409 A1 EP3125409 A1 EP 3125409A1
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Paul Charles Harris
Edward Graham Charles POCOCK
Chris H A CLAYCOMB
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Goodrich Actuation Systems Ltd
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Priority to US15/183,844 priority patent/US10811928B2/en
Priority to JP2016128286A priority patent/JP2017034977A/ja
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K5/00—Casings; Enclosures; Supports
    • H02K5/04—Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof
    • H02K5/18—Casings or enclosures characterised by the shape, form or construction thereof with ribs or fins for improving heat transfer
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K15/00—Methods or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining or repairing of dynamo-electric machines
    • H02K15/14—Casings; Enclosures; Supports

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  • the invention relates to an extruded housing for an electric motor and to a related method of manufacturing a housing for an electric motor, for example for an aerospace electric motor.
  • Electric motors in general terms, consist of moving and stationary parts forming a rotor and stator of an electrical machine, with these parts being enclosed in a housing.
  • the housing acts to protect the moving parts, and in addition may have the function of dissipating heat that is produced by the motor.
  • the dissipation of heat is of particular importance in high performing motors and/or in motors that are intended to be used where there are restrictions on the space and oriention required for installation of the motor. It is also of particular importance when structures surrounding the motor are sensitive to heat, for example if there are structures made of composite materials (which often necessitates a maximum temperature of 120°C). Often, all of these factors will apply, for example in the case of motors for aerospace use.
  • Figure 1 shows a known "bucket" style motor housing 12 including a bearing support 14 at one end, for supporting a bearing of the motor, and with a number of radial fins 18 on the exterior of the housing for dissipation of heat.
  • the main body of the housing 12 has a circular section to fit the rotating parts of the motor efficiently, but the radial fins 16 are formed so as to fill a space with a square section. This is since the motor is intended to fit within an installation location with a square shape.
  • the housing 12 of Figure 1 provides a good performance in terms of heat dissipation, but it is expensive as a large amount of machining time is required in order to produce the radial fins, and since the machining operation generates a significant amount of waste material.
  • FIG. 2 An alternative known arrangement is shown in Figure 2 .
  • the cylindrical part of the housing 12 is extruded.
  • the extrusion process includes the production of axial fins 18 about the outside of the housing 12. It will be appreciated that with this type of extruded housing a similar surface area for heat transfer can be produced to that seen in the machined housing of Figure 1 , and at a considerably lower cost.
  • the invention provides an extruded housing for an electric motor, the housing comprising: an extruded cylindrical body for holding electrical parts of the motor, extruded axial fins formed about the outside of the cylindrical body, and radial cuts machined through the axial fins.
  • the cost for manufacture of a housing as in the first aspect will be about 10-25% of the cost of manufacture for a fully machined housing of similar thermal performance.
  • the proposed housing may also be used in either a vertical or a horizontal orientation with good thermal performance.
  • heat sinks Whilst many types of heat sinks, including those using a combination of extrusion and post extrusion machining, are known in other fields, for example for computing applications, it has not before been proposed to produce a cylindrical motor housing incorporating axial fins extruded along with a cylindrical body of the motor housing and radial cuts machined after the extrusion process.
  • Known heat sinks having fins formed via a combination of extrusion and post extrusion machining for example the heat sinks of US 2012/0279040 or US 6138488 , are in distinct and unrelated technical fields, and are produced in ways incompatible with the production of cylindrical elements with radial cuts.
  • the radial cuts may be cuts formed by turning the extruded part relative to a machine tool.
  • the cuts may be machined on a lathe, or using a milling machine with a rotating mounting for the cylindrical body.
  • the housing may be rotationally symmetrical. The process of machining radial cuts into a rotationally symmetrical housing allows for a housing of significantly increased performance to be obtained without a significant disadvantage in terms of the cost of production.
  • the axial fins are formed to fill a space having a square section.
  • the radial cuts may have a width of between 5and 15 mm, for example a width of 5 to 10 mm.
  • the portions of axial fin remaining between cuts may be at least the same width as the cut width and in some examples are larger than the cut width.
  • the pitch between cuts may be twice the cut width, or larger.
  • the pitch between cuts is in the range 5 to 50 mm, for example a pitch of 20 to 40 mm.
  • the cut width is about 10 mm and the pitch between cuts is about 30 mm.
  • the cut width and pitch may be varied dependent on the size of the motor and on the spacing of the extruded axial fins.
  • the portions of axial fin remaining between cuts may have a width that is about the same as the spacing between the axial fins, for example a width that is 75% to 125% of the spacing between axial fins.
  • the spacing between the axial fins may be in the range 5 to 40 mm, for example.
  • Typical motor diameters might require a cylindrical body with a diameter in the range 100 to 150 mm, and the cut widths and pitches discussed above can be applied to such cylindrical bodies.
  • the pitch may be 10 to 30% of the diameter of the cylindrical body.
  • the cut width may be 2 to 20% of the diameter of the cylindrical body. In an example arrangement with the cut width of about 10 mm and a pitch of about 30 mm then the motor diameter may be in the above range, for example a diameter of about 115 mm.
  • the cut width and/or pitch may be the same about the circumference of the cylindrical body and along the length of the cylindrical body. This can allow for optimised heat transfer and air flow about the entirety of the cylindrical body. Alternatively, in some situations it may be advantageous to have a variable width and/or pitch, hence allowing for variable heat transfer performance at different parts of the circumference and/or different parts of the length of the cylindrical body.
  • the housing may be formed of any suitable material, for example aluminium alloys may be used.
  • an electric motor is provided with a housing as described above.
  • the electric motor may be an aerospace motor.
  • the housing may include a bearing support at one end of the cylindrical body for holding bearing elements of the motor.
  • the invention provides a method of manufacture of an extruded housing for an electric motor, the method comprising: extruding a cylindrical body for holding electrical parts of the motor the extrusion including axial fins formed about the outside of the cylindrical body; and machining radial cuts through the axial fins.
  • the step of machining radial cuts through the axial fins may comprise machining by turning the cylindrical body on a lathe.
  • the housing and the various parts thereof may be manufactured with features as described above.
  • the method may be a method of manufacturing an electric motor, such as an aerospace motor, the method comprising manufacturing a housing as above, and then installing the electrical parts of the motor within the housing.
  • Figure 5 shows a proposed extruded motor housing 12 with axial fins 18 having radial cuts 20.
  • This extruded motor housing 12 may be formed by an extrusion process similar to that used for the housing 12 of Figure 2 , followed by a machining step where the radial cuts 20 are machined using a lathe or other machine tool.
  • the use of a lathe allows for quick and effective machining of radial cuts into a rotationally symmetric component such as the motor housing 12.
  • the motor housing 12 also includes a bearing support 14, which can be separately manufactured and then mounted to the cylindrical body of the housing 12 via any suitable means, for example via friction fit, brazing or welding.

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EP15178844.5A EP3125409A1 (de) 2015-07-29 2015-07-29 Extrudiertes gehäuse für einen elektrischen motor
CA2928847A CA2928847C (en) 2015-07-29 2016-05-03 Extruded housing for electric motor
BR102016013181-2A BR102016013181B1 (pt) 2015-07-29 2016-06-08 Alojamento extrusado, motor elétrico, métodos de fabricação de um alojamento extrusado e de um motor elétrico
US15/183,844 US10811928B2 (en) 2015-07-29 2016-06-16 Extruded housing for electric motor
JP2016128286A JP2017034977A (ja) 2015-07-29 2016-06-29 押出成形筐体、電気モータ、電気モータのための押出成形筐体の製造方法、および電気モータの製造方法
JP2020210085A JP2021045045A (ja) 2015-07-29 2020-12-18 押出成形筐体、電気モータ、電気モータのための押出成形筐体の製造方法、および電気モータの製造方法

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